When a child is hurt at a Maryland daycare or summer camp, what duty was owed — and is the liability waiver parents signed actually enforceable?

Fell on ice at your Virginia apartment complex? Landlord duties for common areas, the reasonable-time rule, and how contributory negligence shapes claims.

DC drivers hurt in crashes still face the 1% contributory negligence bar. How the rule works, the 50-state landscape, and the doctrines that soften it.

Hurt by a Maryland county or city employee? The Local Government Tort Claims Act requires written notice within one year — miss it and lose the claim.

The D.C. Circuit holds a passenger's own negligence is no defense when a common carrier like WMATA fails its duty to aid an injured rider.

Effective January 1, 2022, every Virginia civil litigant has an appeal of right to an expanded Court of Appeals. What SB 1261 changes for injury cases.

Maryland's noneconomic damages cap is $905,000 for claims arising after October 1, 2021. The current figures, how the cap dates work, and a year-end checklist.

DC Superior Court jury trials resumed in 2021 after a year-long pandemic pause. What the backlog means for injury case timelines and settlements.

Virginia law bars evidence of seatbelt non-use in injury cases. How Va. Code § 46.2-1094(D) works and why the defense can't mention it at trial.

Maryland has no dram shop liability, but Kiriakos v. Phillips lets families sue adults who allow underage drinking. Where the law stands five years on.

DC property owners must clear sidewalk snow within 8 daylight hours. What the law requires, the fines, and when a fall creates civil liability.

Virginia's SB 1261 gives every civil litigant an appeal of right to the Court of Appeals starting January 1, 2022 — ending a national outlier.

Maryland repealed the police Bill of Rights and raised the LGTCA damages cap to $890,000 for police misconduct claims. What the 2021 reforms change.

The Supreme Court of Virginia revived claims against a church over abuse by a retired pastor who kept an active role — a key ruling for survivors.

The Supreme Court of Virginia held landowners may be liable for letting guests shoot toward an occupied home, limiting recreational-use immunity.

D.C. Law 23-183, effective March 16, 2021, extends comparative-fault protection to e-scooter riders, motorcyclists, and other vulnerable road users.

Maryland law bans opening a car door into traffic unless it's reasonably safe. How dooring claims, the 3-foot rule, and contributory negligence work.

Virginia's new hands-free law (§ 46.2-818.2) took effect January 1, 2021. What the ban covers and how it may prove negligence in crash cases.

Despite a year of closed courts and canceled trials, Posey Lebowitz recovered over $6 million for injured clients in 2020.

Jacob Lebowitz and Ryan Posey have again been named Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers.